Where Cooking Meets Conversation
Some of the best conversations happen while waiting for dinner to come out of the oven. At our recent Grow Appalachia Heart Healthy Cooking Workshop, we gathered together to make
Preparing for the Season Ahead: Strengthening Community Through Local Foods
Through the long, treacherous winter months, the High Rocks Local Foods Team has been digging deep — not in soil, but in development work. For more than a decade, we
High Rocks – Cover Cropping
We at High Rocks have been incorporating cover crops into all our gardens and tunnels, and we encourage all Grow Appalachia participants to do the same. When you plant a
High Rocks Program Update
In late April, High Rocks hosted the “Heart Healthy Cooking” class. There were several participants taking appreciation for the classic Louisiana dish, Jambalaya, but with a quirk of fresh veggies.
Planting Season Starting
High Rocks Grow Appalachia Program kicked off in March. Our first meeting was about Garden Planning and the importance of soil health. We had a WVU Extension Agent to help
Spring Fling
In the mood to grow some food. As the winter months are coming to an end, the excitement of getting plans together to unfold a new growing season, with lots
End Of Season Maintence
After a long dry summer, as the temperature cools down, the leaves are starting to fall, and the days are getting shorter, it’s important to think about winterizing your garden.
Preserving
At High Rocks, our Ruby Grow Garden has an abundant amount of produce coming out of the gardens at this time of year, and with having our Grow Appalachia Preserving
Herbicide Poisoning Through Compost
Grow Appalachia is a 100% organic program and Herbicide poisoning is a rising concern for all farmers. A participant in the High Rocks Grow Appalachia program has experienced herbicide (also
Season Extension
Knowing when to grow certain crops is important to sustaining production numbers throughout the year. Certain crops tolerate cool weather better than others, and vice versa. When it’s time to
